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"...In light of the controversy over single-member districts – and the City Council resolution that would..."

"...of the gentlemen's agreement invariably includes a discussion of single-member districts. Austin has the dubious distinction of being one..."

"...between them. The odds may be stacked against both Austinites for Geographic Representation (supporting the 10-1 plan) and Austin..."

"...Revision Task Force are meeting tonight to discuss possible single-member district setups for future City Council elections. (Currently, it's..."

"...ugly-assed debate (You're going to disenfranchise all of Black Austin! Your poison pill language is full of lies!), City..."

"...on the dais who will make the current council members look like Dennis Kucinich, single-member districts [“Slicing the Map,”..."

"...Is seven the lucky number for single-member districts?..."

"...– VOTE NO on ITEM 60 RESOLUTION – LET AUSTIN DEBATE Single Member Districts! At the town hall meeting..."

"...and Bill Spelman proved once again the power of Austin's Green vote. But will those victories help or hurt..."

"...The time may have come for single-member districts in Austin – the city is now majority..."

"...Dear Editor, I must agree that single-member districts are not the way we should be going..."

"...It's long past time for the city of Austin, and its City Council, to enact some form of..."

"...the Travis County commissioner for Precinct 1 -- a single-member district...."

"...Maria Solis didn't want to be a member of the commission that drew Austin's first single-­member Council..."

"...I suppose it's a bit hyperbolic to compare Austin's serial flirtation with single-member districting to the labor of..."

"...right now, if I were asked to wager on single-member districts for future Austin City Coun­cils, I wouldn't make..."

"...been seeing, though, is how politics actually works, with Austin's green people -- be they backing Griffith, or Daryl..."

"...African-American population initially caused some black leaders to oppose single-member districting. Notably, Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole only changed..."

"...Last week's 8-7 vote in favor of single-member districts by the City Council-appointed Charter Revision Committee was..."

"...about neighborhood planning, because I chaired the Central East Austin Neighborhood Planning Team and have been involved in a..."

"...If the question is "How do we fix Austin politics?" your answer probably won't be, "Pay Leslie and..."

"...the foresight and perspicacity of campaign reform groups and Austin voters in 1994 and 1997, politically moribund incumbents no..."

"...Fledgling Member Mike Martinez caused a flutter in the City Council..."

"...Hustle's part at least, that getting some sort of single-member district proposal to voters would be the easy part;..."

"...the city charter costs nothing while promising to improve Austin public life, well, there you go. The devil makes..."

"..."Unfortunately, when it comes time for Austin citizens to choose their representatives at City Hall, they..."

"...12 candidates. In making our recommendations for all the districts, we tried to keep in mind that we were..."

"...Since the Austin Energy rate controversy has been off-loaded temporarily to City..."

"...begin, we should savor the two biggest victories for Austin: Barack Obama's re-election and the Central Health medical school/medical..."

"...it the influence of free-floating political cynicism, fanned in Austin over the last few years by an unholy alliance..."